How Good Is China’s J-20 Fighter Jet?

How Good Is China’s J-20 Fighter Jet?
Chinese J-20 stealth fighters perform at the Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai, in China's Guangdong Province, on Nov. 6, 2018. Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images
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How good is China’s most advanced fighter jet, the J-20? The J-20 is a “fifth-generation” combat aircraft, which ostensibly puts it in the same league as the U.S. F-22 and F-35.

Richard A. Bitzinger
Richard A. Bitzinger
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Richard A. Bitzinger is an independent international security analyst. He was previously a senior fellow with the Military Transformations Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore, and he has held jobs in the U.S. government and at various think tanks. His research focuses on security and defense issues relating to the Asia-Pacific region, including the rise of China as a military power, and military modernization and arms proliferation in the region.
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